Kenticle Boulder
Kenticle Boulder in Washington has 18 bouldering routes.
- 18 routes
- V0 – V3
- Bouldering
Best time to visit Kenticle Boulder
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
48° / 36°
18 wet
Feb
51° / 36°
16 wet
Mar
56° / 39°
17 wet
Apr
61° / 43°
14 wet
May
68° / 49°
11 wet
Jun
72° / 53°
9 wet
Jul
78° / 57°
5 wet
Aug
78° / 57°
4 wet
Sep
73° / 52°
8 wet
Oct
61° / 46°
14 wet
Nov
53° / 39°
18 wet
Dec
47° / 35°
19 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Kent, WA, 3.4 mi away at 30 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
Kenticle Boulder is a bouldering area in Arbor Heights 360 Park, a city-managed park in Washington. It sits on city land, and the Kenticle Proper, another climbing area, lies just 0.1 mile away. The bouldering here is all on the same scale, with 18 routes rated from V0-1 up to V3. The easiest are Hawkishly and I'm Tired of Making Up Adverbs (ly), both around V0-1, and the hardest is Neveriginely at V3. The routes are listed with their V grades, and several have names that are as much a part of the climb as the rock itself. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Kent show July and August highs around 78°F with only four or five wet days a month, while winter brings highs in the upper 40s and rain on most days. Big Soos Creek, a canoeing spot, is about 3 miles away, and Lake Fenwick Trail is about 4 miles off. For more climbing, Les Gove Park is roughly 6 miles away.
Routes (18)
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